Historical Birthday
29 Jan 1632
Johann Georg Graevius German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)
29 Jan 1688
Emmanuel Swedenborg Swedish religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)
29 Jan 1700
Daniel Bernoulli mathematician (10 time French award) born in Basel Switzerland
29 Jan 1703
Carlmann Kolb German composer and priest born in Ksslarn Lower Bavaria (d. 1765)
29 Jan 1711
Giuseppe Bonno Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1788)
29 Jan 1715
Georg Christoph Wagenseil Austrian (court) composerpianist
29 Jan 1717
Jeffrey Amherst English gov-gen of Americafieldmarshal
29 Jan 1754
Moses Cleaveland founder of Cleveland (d. 1806)
29 Jan 1756
Henry Light Horse Harry Lee III Congressman Governor of Virginia and American General
29 Jan 1761
Albert Gallatin Swiss-American politician Secretary of the Treasury (1801-14) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1849)
29 Jan 1763
Johann Gottfried Seume German writer (Spaziergang nach Syrakus) born in Poserna Saxony-Anhalt (d. 1810)
29 Jan 1782
Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber French opera composer (Fra Diavolo)
29 Jan 1782
Franciszek cigalski Polish composer born in Grodzisk Wielkopolski
29 Jan 1783
Vasili A Zjukovski Russian folk poettranslator (Homerus) [NSFeb 9]
29 Jan 1801
Johannes Bernardus van Bree Dutch violinistcomposer (Felix Meritis)
29 Jan 1803
James Outram Bulterley Hall Derbyshire general
29 Jan 1821
Isaac Ferdinand Quinby American General (Union Army) born in Morristown New Jersey (d. 1891)
29 Jan 1823
Franklin Gardner Major General (Confederate Army)
29 Jan 1836
Benjamin Franklin Potts American lawyer politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Fox Township Ohio (d. 1887)
29 Jan 1836
James Meech Warner American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Middlebury Vermont (d. 1897)
29 Jan 1850
Ebenezer Howard pioneer of garden cities born in London England
29 Jan 1852
Ion Luca Caragiale Romanian actor and playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa) born in Haimanalele Ploiesti Romania (d. 1912)
29 Jan 1854
Willem PC Knuttel Dutch bibliographerlibrarian
29 Jan 1862
Frederick Delius British composer (A Mass of Life Brigg Fair In a Summer Garden) born in Bradford England (d. 1934)
29 Jan 1866
Romain Rolland French writer (Jean-Christophe) (Nobel 1915)
29 Jan 1867
Vicente Blasco Ibez Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)
29 Jan 1873
Prince Luigi Amedeo Duke of the Abruzzi Italian explorerclimber (Mt St Elias)
29 Jan 1874
Robert Lach Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1958)
29 Jan 1876
[William] Havergal Brian British composer (Gothic symphony) born in Dresden Staffordshire (d. 1972)
29 Jan 1880
W C Fields [William Claude Dukenfield] actor (Bank Dick) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Jan 1884
Juhan Aavic Estonian composer born in Holstre Russian Empire (d. 1982)
29 Jan 1887
Albert Conti Austrian actor (Jazz Heaven Doomed Battalion) born in Trieste Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
29 Jan 1891
R Norris Williams American tennis champ (US Open-1914) and survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. 1968)
29 Jan 1892
Ernst Lubitsch German actor producer and film director (To Be or Not to Be Love Parade) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1947)
29 Jan 1892
Clifford Gray American bobsled (Olympic gold 1928)
29 Jan 1896
Teddy Hoad cricketer (pioneering West Indian Test batsman)
29 Jan 1898
Fernand Quinet Belgian cellistcomposerconductor (La Guerre)
29 Jan 1898
Karl Bjarnhof Danish blind journalistwriter (History of Sascha)
29 Jan 1900
Willem F K Hussem Dutch painterpoet (Coastline Lookout on Sea)
29 Jan 1901
Allen B DuMont inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube)
29 Jan 1905
Barnett Newmann New York US painter (postpainterly abstraction)
29 Jan 1906
Franciscus Hin Holland yachtsman (Olympic gold 1920)
29 Jan 1909
Alan Marshal Australian actor (White Cliffs of Dover Lydia) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 1961)
29 Jan 1909
George Thomas 1st Viscount Tonypandy British politician (Speaker of the House of Commons) born in Port Talbot Wales (d. 1997)
29 Jan 1911
Peter von Siemens German industrialist (d. 1986)
29 Jan 1912
Jacob Jaap Balk journalist (AH Onder de Keizerskroon)
29 Jan 1913
Victor Mature American actor (I Wake Up Screaming Samson and Delilah) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1999)
29 Jan 1913
Daniel Taradash American screenwriter (d. 2003)
29 Jan 1913
Peter von Zahn German journalist and writer (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1915
Halfdan Rasmussen Danish poetWWII resistance fighter (Skoven)
29 Jan 1915
John Serry Sr. American musician and arranger (d. 2003)
29 Jan 1917
John Raitt American actor and singer (Chevy Show Pajama Game) born in Santa Ana California (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1918
John Forsythe actor (Bachelor Father Charlies Angels Dynasty) born in Penns Grove New Jersey (d. 2010)
29 Jan 1919
Norman F Simpson British playwright (One Way Pendulum)
29 Jan 1920
Jos Luis de Villalonga Spanish aristocrat (d. 2007)
29 Jan 1921
Anthony George American aactor (Untouchables Checkmate) born in Endicott New York (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1922
Gerda Steinhoff Nazi concetration camp supervisor (d. 1946)
29 Jan 1923
Paddy Chayevsky [Sydney] American dramatist (Marty Hospital) (d. 1981)
29 Jan 1924
Brian Trubshaw British test pilot first to fly Concorde born in Liverpool (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1924
Lord John Gregson British Labour politician and Baron born in Manchester England (d. 2009)
29 Jan 1924
Luigi Nono composer (Canonic Variations) born in Venice Italy
29 Jan 1924
Marcelle Ferron Quebec painter and stained glass artist (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1925
Pier Tania (Meinte Piet) radioTV host (ANP De Bezetting)
29 Jan 1926
Bob Berry cricketer (England slow lefty 1950)
29 Jan 1927
Edward Abbey American author (Desert Solitaire)
29 Jan 1928
Peter Byrne British director and actor (Postcards from America Carry on Cabby) born in West Ham Essex
29 Jan 1929
Elio Petri Italian director (Property is no theft)
29 Jan 1929
William McMillan American rapid pistol (Olympic gold 1960) [or Jul 3]
29 Jan 1930
John Junkin British actor and scriptwriter (A Hard Days Night) born in Ealing Middlesex (d. 2006)
29 Jan 1930
Derek Bailey English guitar virtuoso (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1931
Leslie Bricuse EnglishUS composer (Stop the world I want to get off)
29 Jan 1932
Raman Subba Row CEO (TestCounty Cricket Board)
29 Jan 1933
Sacha Distel French singer (Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head cover) born in Paris France (d. 2004)
29 Jan 1933
Margaret Laird Commissioner (Third Church Estates)
29 Jan 1934
Noel Harrison singeractor (Mark-Girl from UNCLE) born in London England (d. 2013)
29 Jan 1936
James Jamerson American bass guitarist for Motown Records born in Edisto South Carolina (d. 1983)
29 Jan 1936
Patrick Caulfield British painter and printmaker born in London (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1938
Bill Christian American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1960)
29 Jan 1939
Germaine Greer Australian feministauthor (Female Eunich) born in Melbourne Victoria
29 Jan 1940
Katharine Ross American actress (Graduate Francesca-Colbys) born in Hollywood California
29 Jan 1940
Kunimitsu Takahashi Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver
29 Jan 1942
Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez Cuba cosmonaut (Soyuz 38)
29 Jan 1942
Claudine Longet French former Mrs Andy Williamssinger
29 Jan 1942
F R Hartley Vice-Chancellor (Cranfield University)
29 Jan 1942
Robin Morgan American poet author political theorist academic and former child actor (Dagmar-Mama) born in Lake Worth Florida
29 Jan 1944
Barbara Moore Wardell Mo actress (Lisa Rogers-Man From UNCLE)
29 Jan 1944
Hans Plomp Dutch writerpoet (Venus in Holland)
29 Jan 1946
Bettye LaVette [Betty Jo Haskins] American soul singer (Ive Got My Own Hell to Raise) born in Muskegon Michigan
29 Jan 1947
David Byron [Garrick] British vocalist and songwriter (Uriah Heep) born in Epping England (d. 1985)
29 Jan 1947
Linda B. Buck American scientist Nobel laureate
29 Jan 1948
Felice Taylor R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin On)
29 Jan 1948
Marc Singer actor (V Dallas) born in Vancouver British Columbia
29 Jan 1949
Tommy Ramone [Tams Erdlyi] Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2014)
29 Jan 1950
Ann Jillian actress (Mr Mom Jennifer Slept Here) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
29 Jan 1950
Jody Schecter South African auto maker (World Drivers 1979)
29 Jan 1950
Jody Scheckter South African auto racer (World F1 Champion 1979) born in East London South Africa
29 Jan 1951
Andy Roberts cricketer (brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84)
29 Jan 1953
Dalila di Lazzaro Udine Italy covergirlmodel (Vogue)
29 Jan 1953
Hwang Woo-Suk South Korean biomedical scientist
29 Jan 1953
Lynne McGranger Australian actress (Home and Away) born in Sydney New South Wales
29 Jan 1954
Doug Risebrough Canadian ice hockey player coach and executive
29 Jan 1955
John Tate American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968)
29 Jan 1957
Irlene Mandrell country singer (Mandrell Sisters) born in Corpus Christi Texas
29 Jan 1957
Grazyna Miller Italian poet translator and journalist
29 Jan 1958
Judy Norton-Taylor American actress (Mary Ellen - The Waltons) born in Santa Monica California
29 Jan 1958
Ole Mortensen cricketer (pace bowler for Derbyshire & Denmark)
29 Jan 1960
Cho-Liang Lin Taiwan violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize)
29 Jan 1960
Eddie Jackson bassist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
29 Jan 1960
Greg Louganis American diver (Olympic gold 10m & 3m springboard 1984 88) born in San Diego California
29 Jan 1960
Matthew Ashford American actor (Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives) born in Davenport Iowa
29 Jan 1960
Steve Sax 2nd baseman (LA Dodgers NY Yankees Chicago White Sox)
29 Jan 1961
Mike Aldrete American baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics NY Yankees)
29 Jan 1962
Nicholas Turturro actor (James Martinez-NYPD Blue) born in Queens New York
29 Jan 1963
Michelle Bell Melrose MA LPGA golfer (1981 Mass School Girls Champ)
29 Jan 1968
John Hudson NFL centerguard (NY Jets Philadelphia Eagles)
29 Jan 1964
John Habyan American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
29 Jan 1964
Roddy Frame rock vocalistguitarist (Aztec Camera-Stray)
29 Jan 1964
Anna Ryder Richardson British interior designer and television presenter
29 Jan 1965
Dominik Haek Czech Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Olympic gold 1998 2-time NHL MVP) born in Pardubice Czech Republic
29 Jan 1965
Tim Johnson NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
29 Jan 1967
David Pitcher CFL fullback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
29 Jan 1967
Sean Burke Windsor NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers)
29 Jan 1968
Aeneas Williams NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals) born in New Orleans Louisiana
29 Jan 1968
Chris Pringle (New Zealand cricket pace bowler (since 1990)
29 Jan 1968
Harold Green NFL running back (Cin Bengals Atlanta Falcons)
29 Jan 1878
Barney Oldfield American auto racer (International Motorsports Hall of Fame first to drive at 60mph on circular track) born near Wauseon Ohio (d. 1946)
29 Jan 1891
R Norris Williams American tennis player survivor RMS Titanic sinking (US Nat Cship 1914 16) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1968)
29 Jan 1896
Teddy Hoad West Indies cricket batsman captain (4 Tests) born in Richmond Saint Michael Barbados (d. 1986)
29 Jan 1905
Barnett Newmann New York American painter (postpainterly abstraction)
29 Jan 1906
Joe Primeau Canadian NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Lindsay Ontario (d. 1989)
29 Jan 1923
Jack Burke Jr American golfer (US Masters PGA Cship 1956) born in Fort Worth Texas
29 Jan 1929
William McMillan American sports shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1960 World Cship gold 1952) born in Frostburg Maryland (d. 2000)
29 Jan 1931
Leslie Bricuse EnglishAmerican composer (Stop the world I want to get off)
29 Jan 1932
Tommy Taylor English soccer striker (19 caps Manchester United 166 games died Munich air disaster) born in Smithies West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
29 Jan 1944
Yoweri Museveni President of Uganda (1986-) and rebel leader born in Ntungamo Uganda
29 Jan 1950
Ann Jillian American actress (Mr Mom Jennifer Slept Here) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
29 Jan 1952
Tim Healy English actor (Auf Wiedersehen Pet) born in Benwell England
29 Jan 1962
Olga Tokarczuk Polish writer (Primeval and Other Times) 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature born in Sulechw Poland
29 Jan 1966
Romrio Brazilian footballer & politician born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
29 Jan 1967
Khalid Skah Moroccan 5k10k runner born in Midelt Morocco
29 Jan 1967
Sean Burke Canadian ice hockey goalie (Hartford Whalers) born in Toronto Canada
29 Jan 1967
Stacey King American basketball center (Miami Heat) born in Lawton Oklahoma
29 Jan 1968
Aeneas Williams American football cornerback (Arizona Cardinals) born in New Orleans Louisiana
29 Jan 1968
Harold Green American football running back (Cin Bengals Atlanta Falcons) born in Ladson South Carolina
29 Jan 1968
John Hudson American football center (NY Jets Philadelphia Eagles) born in Memphis Tennessee
29 Jan 1968
Kevin Roberson American baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs) born in Decatur Illinois
29 Jan 1968
Edward Burns American actor director writer (Brothers McMullen Saving Private Ryan) born in Queens New York
29 Jan 1968
Susi Erdmann German bobsledder & luger born in Blankenburg Germany
29 Jan 1880
W C Fields [William Claude Dukenfield] actor (Bank Dick) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Jan 1891
R. Norris Williams American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1914 16) who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1968)
29 Jan 1914
Menelaos Pallantios Greek composer born in Piraeus (d. 2012)
29 Jan 1919
Doyle Royal American collegiate soccer coach (NCAA Cship 1968 University of Maryland 1946-73) and tennis coach (U of Maryland 1954-80) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2020)
29 Jan 1923
Paddy Chayevsky [Sydney] American dramatist (Marty Hospital) (d. 1981)
29 Jan 1924
Luigi Nono Italian avant-garde composer (Canonic Variations) born in Venice Italy (d. 1990)
29 Jan 1928
Bengt Hambraeus Swedish Canadian composer and organist born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2000)
29 Jan 1937
Bobby Scott American composer arranger and jazz singer (He Aint Heavy Hes My Brother) born in Mt Pleasant New York (d. 1990)
29 Jan 1943
Tim Souster British composer born in Bletchley England (d. 1994)
29 Jan 1943
Tony Blackburn English radio DJ (Radio Caroline BBC - 1st to broadcast) born in Guildford England
29 Jan 1952
Kenn Kweder American rock and folk singer-songwriter (Diablo Suzy Said So Mommy And Daddy) born in Upper Darby Pennsylvania [1]
29 Jan 1967
Sean Burke Canadian ice hockey goalie (NHL All-Star 1989 2001 02 Hartford WhalersCarolina Hurricanes) born in Toronto Ontario
29 Jan 1782
Daniel Franois Esprit Auber French opera composer (Fra Diavolo) born in Caen Normandy France (d. 1871)
29 Jan 1862
Frederick Delius British composer (A Mass of Life Brigg Fair In a Summer Garden) born in Bradford England (d. 1934)
29 Jan 1893
Edric Cundell British composer (Serbia The Tragedy of Deirdre) conductor and educator (Guildhall School of Music 1938-56) born in London England (d. 1961)
29 Jan 1905
Barnett Newmann American abstract expressionist painter (Black Fire I) born in New York City (d. 1970)
29 Jan 1916
Kyra Vayne [Knopmuss] English stage and opera soprano born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1917
John Raitt American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel Pajama Game) born in Santa Ana California (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1923
(Sidney) Paddy Chayevsky American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Marty The Hospital Network) novelist and playwright born in the Bronx New York City (d. 1981)
29 Jan 1926
Bob Falkenburg American tennis player (Wimbledon singles 1948 doubles 1947 US Open doubles 1944) born in NYC New York (d. 2022)
29 Jan 1929
Puggy Pearson American poker player (World Series of Poker Main Event 1973 4 x World Series of Poker bracelets) born in Las Vegas Nevada (d. 2006)
29 Jan 1930
Derek Bailey British avant-garde jazz guitar virtuoso born in Sheffield England (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1931
Leslie Bricuse British theater and film composer and lyricist (Stop the World - I Want to Get Off Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) born in Pinner Middlesex
29 Jan 1931
Leslie Bricusse British stage and film composer and lyricist (Doctor Dolittle Goodbye Mr. Chips Goldfinger Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - The Candy Man Pure Imagination) born in Pinner Middlesex England (d. 2021)
29 Jan 1933
Wolfgang Gnnenwein German choral director and educator and artistic director (Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele 1972-2004) born in Schwbisch Hall Germany (d. 2015)
29 Jan 1934
Noel Harrison British singer (The Windmills of Your Mind) and actor (Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - Mark Slate) born in London England (d. 2013)
29 Jan 1936
James Jamerson American session pop and R&B bass guitarist (Motown Records) born in Edisto South Carolina (d. 1983)
29 Jan 1940
Justino Daz Puerto Rican opera singer born in San Juan Puerto Rico
29 Jan 1942
Arnaldo Tamayo-Mndez Cuban cosmonaut first Latin-American in space (Soyuz 38 1980) born in Baracoa Guantnamo Cuba
29 Jan 1942
Claudine Longet French-American singer actress and former Mrs Andy Williams (1961-75) born in Paris France
29 Jan 1950
Max Carl [Gronenthal] American rock singer and musician ( Grand Funk Railroad 2000-present 38 Special 1987-92) born in Platte Center Nebraska
29 Jan 1951
Andy Roberts West Indian cricket fast bowler (47 Tests 202 wickets BB 754 Hampshire CCC Leeward Islands Leicestershire CCC) born in Urlings Village Antigua
29 Jan 1951
Stevie Keys Roseman American session and touring rock keyboardist (Journey) born in Oakland California
29 Jan 1951
Gegham Grigorian Armenian operatic tenor and artistic director (Yerevan Opera 2000-07) born in Yerevan Armenian SSR Soviet Union (d. 2016)
29 Jan 1953
Hwang Woo-Suk South Korean biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher born in Buyeo-gun South Korea
29 Jan 1953
Teresa Teng [Li-chun] Taiwanese pop singer(Aijin The Power Of Love Airport) and actress born in Baozhong Township Yunlin Taiwan
29 Jan 1953
Louie F. Prez Jr. American lyricist percussionist guitarist and jarana player (Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive) born in Los Angeles California
29 Jan 1960
Cho-Liang Lin American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize 1977) and teacher (Juilliard 1991-present) born in Hsinchu Taiwan [1]
29 Jan 1960
Matthew Ashford American actor (Days of Our Lives - Jack Devaraux) born in Davenport Iowa
29 Jan 1960
Steve Sax American MLB 2nd baseman NL rookie of the year 1981 5x all-star (LA Dodgers 1981-88 NY Yankees Chicago White Sox) born in West Sacramento California
29 Jan 1960
James JG Thirlwell Australian musician composer and record producer born in Melbourne
29 Jan 1961
Eddie Jackson American heavy metal rock bassist (Queensrche - Silent Lucidity) born in Robstown Texas
29 Jan 1964
John Gallagher New Zealand rugby union fullback (18 Tests World Cup 1987 Wellington) born in London England
29 Jan 1688
Emmanuel Swedenborg Swedish philosopher mathematician and mythic (Angelic Wisdom) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1772)
29 Jan 1715
Georg Christoph Wagenseil Austrian court composer and pianist born in Vienna (d. 1777)
29 Jan 1717
Jeffrey Amherst English army general (commanded British forces in North America) and Royal Governor of Virginia (1759-1768) born in Sevenoaks England (d. 1797)
29 Jan 1756
Henry Lee III Light Horse Harry American Congressman Governor of Virginia and American General born on Leesylvania Plantation Colony of Virginia (d. 1818)
29 Jan 1782
Franciszek cigalski Polish violinist composer conductor and teacher born in Grodzisk Wielkopolski Poland (d. 1846)
29 Jan 1783
Vasily Zhukovsky Russian folk poet and translator (Homerus) [NSFeb 9] born in Mishenskoe Tula Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1852)
29 Jan 1798
Henry Neele English poet born in London England (d. 1828)
29 Jan 1801
Johannes Bernardus van Bree Dutch violinist composer and conductor (Felix Meritis Society 1829-57) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1857)
29 Jan 1803
James Outram the Bayard of India English general and administrator in India born in Bulterley Hall Derbyshire (d. 1868)
29 Jan 1810
Earnest Kummer German mathematician (d. 1893)
29 Jan 1823
Franklin Gardner American Major General (Confederate Army) born in New York City (d. 1873)
29 Jan 1824
Karl von Perfall German composer and music director (Royal Bavarian Court and Residence Theater 1868-92) born in Munich Germany (d. 1907)
29 Jan 1850
Ebenezer Howard English pioneer of garden cities born in London England (d. 1928)
29 Jan 1850
Lawrence Hargrave English-born aviation pioneer and inventor (box kite) born in London England (d. d. 1915)
29 Jan 1852
Frederic Hymen Cowen British pianist conductor and composer (Thorgrim) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 1935)
29 Jan 1864
Adolf Philipp German-American Broadway composer (Adele) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1936)
29 Jan 1866
Romain Rolland French writer (Jean-Christophe Nobel Prize for Literature 1915) born in Clamecy France (d. 1944)
29 Jan 1867
Vicente Blasco Ibez Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) born in Valencia Spain (d. 1928)
29 Jan 1869
Andrey Scherbachov Russian composer and pianist born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1922)
29 Jan 1871
Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco Spanish composer born in Valencia Spain (d. 1970)
29 Jan 1873
Prince Luigi Amedeo Duke of the Abruzzi Italian navy officer explorer and mountaineer (Ruwenzori Range Uganda Mount Saint Alias Yukon) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1933)
29 Jan 1876
Ludolf Nielsen Danish composer born in Nrre Tvede Denmark (d. 1939)
29 Jan 1880
W. C. Fields [William Claude Dukenfield] American actor (Bank Dick) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
29 Jan 1889
Francisco Santiago Filipino pianist composer (Taga-ilog Symphony) conductor and pedagogue born in Santa Maria Bulacan Philippines (d. 1947)
29 Jan 1889
Rudolf Mauersberger German choral conductor and composer (Dresdner Requiem) born in Mauersberg Kingdom of Saxony German Empire (d. 1971)
29 Jan 1890
Marguerite Canal French conductor and composer (1st woman in France to conduct an orchestra) born in Toulouse France (d. 1978)
29 Jan 1892
Clifford Gray American bobsledder (Olympic gold 1928) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1968)
29 Jan 1893
Martian Negrea Romanian composer and conductor born in Valea Viilor Romania (d. 1973)
29 Jan 1895
Muna Lee American poet and activist born in Raymond Mississippi (d. 1965)
29 Jan 1898
Fernand Quinet Belgian cellist composer and conductor (La Guerre) born in Charleroi Belgium (d. 1971)
29 Jan 1898
Karl Bjarnhof Danish blind journalist and writer (The Stars Grow Pale) born in Vejle Denmark (d. 1980)
29 Jan 1900
Marco Tajcevic Serbian composer born in Osijek Austria-Hungry (d. 1984)
29 Jan 1900
Willem Hussem Dutch painter and poet (Coastline Lookout on Sea) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1974)
29 Jan 1901
Allen B. DuMont American engineer and inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1965)
29 Jan 1903
Cornelis Hendrik Edelman Dutch geologist born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1964)
29 Jan 1906
Frans Hin Dutch yachtsman ( youngest man to win gold medal at 1920 Olympic games aged 14 years 163 days) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1968)
29 Jan 1910
Paul Hodder-Williams British publisher (Hodder & Stoughton) born in Calcutta India (d. 2007)
29 Jan 1915
Fred Ramsey American jazz writer born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
29 Jan 1915
Halfdan Rasmussen Danish poet (wrote about social issues and nonsense verse for children) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2002)
29 Jan 1916
Barbara Skelton English writer memoirist and socialite (mistress to King Farouk) born in Taplow England (d. 1996)
29 Jan 1918
Bill Rigney American MLB baseball player 1946-53 (New York Giants) and manager 1956-72 1976 (NYSF Giants LA Angels Minnesota Twins) born in Alameda California (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1918
John Forsythe American actor (Bachelor Father Charlies Angels Dynasty) born in Penns Grove New Jersey (d. 2010)
29 Jan 1919
Norman Frederick Simpson British playwright (One Way Pendulum) born in London England (d. 2011)
29 Jan 1920
Alec Coppen British pioneering psychiatrist (serotonin theory of depression) born in London England (d. 2019)
29 Jan 1921
Anthony George American actor (Untouchables Checkmate) born in Endicott New York (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1923
(Sidney) Paddy Chayefsky American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Marty The Hospital Network) novelist and playwright born in the Bronx New York City (d. 1981)
29 Jan 1925
Pier Tania (Meinte Piet) Dutch radioTV host (ANP De Bezetting) (d. 1995)
29 Jan 1926
Abdus Salam Pakistani theoretical physicist (1979 Noble Prize for Physics - electroweak unification theory) born in Jhand British India (d. 1996)
29 Jan 1927
Edward Abbey American author and environmentalist (Desert Solitaire) born in Indiana Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
29 Jan 1929
Elio Petri Italian director (Property is no theft) born in Rome Italy (d. 1982)
29 Jan 1932
Beverly Kenney American jazz singer (I Hate Rock n Roll Born To Be Blue) born in Harrison New Jersey (d. 1960)
29 Jan 1933
R. C. Alston British bibliographer born in Trinidad (d. 2011)
29 Jan 1933
Wolfgang Gnnenwein German choral director and educator and artistic director (Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele 1972-2004) born in Schwbisch Hall Germany (d. 2015)
29 Jan 1934
Paul Gutama Soegijo Indonesian composer working ijn Germany born in Yogyakarta Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
29 Jan 1936
Malcolm Binns English concert pianist born in Nottingham England
29 Jan 1939
Germaine Greer Australian feminist and author (Female Eunuch) born in Melbourne Victoria
29 Jan 1942
Frank Robinson Hartley British vice-chancellor (Cranfield University)
29 Jan 1943
Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard Irish-born Abbot of Downside Abbey born in Dublin Ireland
29 Jan 1944
Barbara Moore American actress (Lisa Rogers-Man From UNCLE) born in Wardell Missouri
29 Jan 1947
Israel Wetrin German-born businessman (Elonex)
29 Jan 1947
Linda B. Buck American scientist (2004 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - olfactory receptor) born in Seattle Washington
29 Jan 1947
Marin Varga Slovak musician (Prdy) born in Skalica Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
29 Jan 1948
Felice Taylor American R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin On) born in Richmond California (d. 2017)
29 Jan 1948
Marc Singer Canadian-American actor (V Dallas) born in Vancouver British Columbia
29 Jan 1950
Max Carl [Gronenthal] American rock singer and musician (Grand Funk Railroad 2000-present 38 Special 1987-92) born in Platte Center Nebraska
29 Jan 1953
Dalila di Lazzaro Italian covergirlmodel (Vogue) born in Udine Italy
29 Jan 1954
Dick Manitoba American punk rock singer (The Dictators) born in New York City
29 Jan 1958
Ole Mortensen Danish cricketer (pace bowler for Derbyshire & Denmark) born in Vejie Denmark
29 Jan 1960
Cho-Liang Lin American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize 1977) and teacher (Juilliard 1991-present) born in Hsinchu Taiwan [1]
29 Jan 1960
Gia Carangi American model (one of 1st supermodels) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
29 Jan 1960
Matthew Ashford American actor (Days of Our Lives - Jack Devaraux) born in Davenport Iowa
29 Jan 1960
Sean Kerly English hockey player (Olympic Gold 1988) born in Whistable England
29 Jan 1963
Bob Holly Hardcore Holly American professional wrestler born in Glendale California
29 Jan 1964
Andre Reed American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (7 x Pro Bowl Buffalo Bills) born in Allentown Pennsylvania
29 Jan 1964
Roddy Frame Scottish singer-songwriter (Aztec Camera-Stray) born in East Kilbride Scotland
29 Jan 1965
Tim Johnson American pastor and NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins) born in Sarasota Florida
29 Jan 1967
Khalid Skah Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 10000m 1992) born in Midelt Morocco
29 Jan 1968
Sora Jung Korean actress born in Seoul South Korea
29 Jan 1850
Lawrence Hargrave English-born aviation pioneer and inventor (box kite) born in London (d. 1915)
29 Jan 1864
Adolf Philipp German-American Broadway composer (Adele) born in Hamburg German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1936)
29 Jan 1892
Clifford Gray American bobsledder (Olympic gold 5-man 1928 4-man 1932) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1969)
29 Jan 1896
Teddy Hoad West Indies cricket batsman captain (4 Tests Barbados) born in Richmond Saint Michael Barbados (d. 1986)
29 Jan 1906
Frans Hin Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12 Dinghy 1920 aged 14 years 163 days) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1968)
29 Jan 1906
Joe Primeau Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 193132 Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Stanley Cup 1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Lindsay Ontario (d. 1989)
29 Jan 1913
Peter von Zahn German journalist writer and film maker born in Chemnitz Germany (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1915
John Serry Sr. American classical jazz and bolero accordionist arranger composer organist and educator born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2003)
29 Jan 1918
Bill Rigney American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1948 NY Giants) and manager (NYSF Giants LA Angels Minnesota Twins) born in Alameda California (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1923
Jack Burke Jr American golfer (US Masters PGA Cship 1956 Ryder Cup 1951 53 55 59 1973 [non-playing captain]) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2024)
29 Jan 1924
Luigi Nono Italian avant-garde composer (Canonic Variations) born in Venice Kingdom of Italy (d. 1990)
29 Jan 1926
Bob Falkenburg American tennis player (Wimbledon singles 1948 doubles 1947 US Open doubles 1944) born in New York City (d. 2022)
29 Jan 1935
Roger Payne American biologist environmentalist and whale conservationist (Songs of the Humpback Whale) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2023) [1]
29 Jan 1938
Bill Christian American ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1960 captain) born in Warroad Minnesota
29 Jan 1940
Kunimitsu Takahashi Japanese motorcycle racer (1st Japanese rider to win GP race 1961) and auto racer (4 x All-Japan Sports Prototype Cship) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2022)
29 Jan 1944
Barbara Moore American actress (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Lisa Rogers) born in Wardell Missouri
29 Jan 1948
Dervin Gordon British rock singer (The Equals) born in Jamaica
29 Jan 1954
Doug Risebrough Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1976-79 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames) born in Guelph Ontario
29 Jan 1955
John Tate American boxer (WBA heavyweight championship 1979-80) born in Marion Arkansas (d. 1998)
29 Jan 1957
Irlene Mandrell American country singer (Mandrell Sisters) born in Corpus Christi Texas
29 Jan 1957
Jac Bico [van Bekhoven] Dutch guitarist and singer-songwriter (Tambourine Piu Piu) born in Oosterhout Netherlands
29 Jan 1960
David Piltch Canadian session and touring bassist (Holly Cole k.d. lang Joe Henry) born in Toronto Ontario
29 Jan 1960
James JG Thirlwell Australian musician composer and record producer born in Melbourne Australia
29 Jan 1960
Sean Kerly English field hockey forward (Olympic gold 1988 bronze 1984) and broadcaster born in Whistable England
29 Jan 1960
Steve Sax American baseball 2nd baseman (World Series 1981 88 NL Rookie of the Year 1982 5 x MLB All-Star Los Angeles Dodgers) born in West Sacramento California
29 Jan 1962
Nicholas Turturro American actor (James Martinez-NYPD Blue) born in Queens New York
29 Jan 1965
Dominik Haek Czech Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Olympic gold 1998 NHL MVP 1997 98 6 x Vezina Trophy 6 x NHL All Star Buffalo Sabres) born in Pardubice Czech Republic
29 Jan 1965
Tim Johnson American pastor (Orlando World Outreach Center) and NFL defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1991 Pro Bowl 1993 Washington Redskins) born in Sarasota Florida
29 Jan 1966
Romrio Brazilian soccer striker (70 caps Vasco da Gama PSV Eindhoven Fluminense) and politician born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
29 Jan 1967
Sean Burke Canadian ice hockey goalie (NHL All-Star 1989 2001 02 Hartford WhalersCarolina Hurricanes Canada Cup gold 1991) born in Toronto Ontario
29 Jan 1967
Stacey King American basketball center (NBA Cship 1991 92 93 Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (CSN Chicago) born in Lawton Oklahoma
29 Jan 1968
Aeneas Williams American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1995 97 2001 8 Pro Bowl Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Rams) born in New Orleans Louisiana
29 Jan 1968
Susi Erdmann German bobsledder (World Cship gold x 7 Olympic silver Womens singles 1994 bronze 1992) born in Blankenburg Germany
29 Jan 1969
Hyde [Hideto Takarai] Japanese singer born in Wakayama
29 Jan 1970
Heather Graham American actress (Drugstore Cowboy Diggstown) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
29 Jan 1689
Hubert K. Poot Dutch poet (Akkerleven (Field Life) Minnezangen (Love Songs)) born in Abtswoude Dutch Republic (d. 1733)
29 Jan 1749
Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway (1766-1808) born in Christiansborg Palace Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1808)
29 Jan 1864
Adolf Philipp German-American Broadway composer (Adele) born in Hamburg German Confederation (d. 1936)
29 Jan 1911
Peter von Siemens German industrialist born in Charlottenburg German Empire (d. 1986)
29 Jan 1917
John Raitt American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel The Pajama Game) born in Santa Ana California (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1921
Anthony George American actor (Checkmate Dark Shadows) born in Endicott New York (d. 2005)
29 Jan 1932
Raman Subba Row English cricket batsman (13 Tests 3 x 100 HS 137 Surrey CCC Northamptonshire CCC) born in London (d. 2024)
29 Jan 1942
Claudine Longet French-American singer actress and first Mrs Andy Williams (1961-75) born in Paris France
29 Jan 1944
Hans Plomp Dutch writer and poet (Venus in Holland) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
29 Jan 1944
Patrick Lipton Robinson Jamaican judge (International Court of Justice 2015-) born in Jamaica
29 Jan 1944
Yoweri Museveni Ugandan military rebel leader and autocratic politician (President of Uganda 1986-) born in Ntungamo Uganda
29 Jan 1947
Marin Varga Slovak progressive rock keyboardist organist and composer (Prdy Collegium Musicum) born in Skalica Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
29 Jan 1953
Dalila di Lazzaro Italian model covergirl (Vogue) and actress (Andy Warhols Frankenstein Oh Serifina) born in Udine Italy
29 Jan 1957
Diane Delano American actress (Northern Exposure - Sgt. Semanski The Wicker Man Popular) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2024)
29 Jan 1965
Peter Lundgren Swedish tennis coach (Marat Safin Marcelo Ros Grigor Dimitrov Stanislas Wawrinka) and player (World 25 1987) born in Kramfors Sweden (d. 2024)
29 Jan 1967
Stacey King American basketball center (NBA Cship 1991-93 Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (CSN Chicago) born in Lawton Oklahoma
29 Jan 1632
Johann Georg Graevius German classical scholar and critic born in Naumburg Electorate of Saxony Germany (d. 1703)
29 Jan 1718
Paul Rabaut French pastor and leader of the Huguenots born in Bdarieux France (d. 1794) [1] [2]
29 Jan 1754
Moses Cleaveland American politician and founder of Cleveland Ohio born in Canterbury Connecticut (d. 1806)
29 Jan 1773
Friedrich Mohs German mineralogist and creator of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness born in Gernrode Germany (d. 1839)
29 Jan 1810
Ernst Kummer German mathematician (Kummer surface) born in Sorau Prussia (d. 1893) [1]
29 Jan 1846
Karol Olszewski Polish scientist mathematician and first person along with Zygmunt Wrblewski to liquify oxygen and nitrogen born in Broniszw Galicia (d. 1915)
29 Jan 1877
Georges Catroux French Army general French Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1945-48) and Grand Chancellor of the Lgion dhonneur (1954-69) born in Limoges France (d. 1969) [1]
29 Jan 1910
Colin Middleton Northern Irish landscape artist and surrealist born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 1983)
29 Jan 1920
Jos Luis de Villalonga 9th Marquess of Castellbell Spanish aristocrat author and film actor born in Madrid Spain (d. 2007)
29 Jan 1920
Paul Gayten American R&B pianist songwriter bandleader producer (Clarence Frogman Henry Chuck Berry) and record company executive (Chess Records) born in Kentwood Louisiana (d. 1991)
29 Jan 1922
Gerda Steinhoff Nazi concentration camp overseer born in Danzig-Langfuhr Free City of Danzig (d. 1946)
29 Jan 1923
Eddie Taylor American electric blues guitarist and singer born in Benoit Mississippi (d. 1985)
29 Jan 1924
Marcelle Ferron Canadian painter stained glass artist and major figure in the Quebec contemporary art scene born in Louiseville Quebec (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1924
Peter Voulkos American abstract ceramic artist born in Bozeman Montana (d. 2002)
29 Jan 1928
Lee Shau-Kee Hong Kong real estate tycoon philanthropist and founder of Henderson Land Development born in Shunde China (d. 2025) [1]
29 Jan 1929
Elio Petri Italian director (The Working Class Goes to Heaven Property is No Longer a Theft) born in Rome Italy (d. 1982)
29 Jan 1933
Ron Townson American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension - Up Up And Away AquariusLet the Sunshine In) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2001)
29 Jan 1936
Veturi [Murthy] Indian journalist poet and lyricist born in Pedakallepalli British India (d. 2010)
29 Jan 1937
Jeff Clyne British acoustic and electric jazz bassist born in London England (d. 2009)
29 Jan 1939
Jeanne Lee American jazz and avant garde music singer composer and poet born in New York City (d. 2000) [1]
29 Jan 1942
Frank Robinson Hartley British educator and administrator (Vice-chancellor of Cranfield University 1989-2006) born in the UK
29 Jan 1943
Mark Wynter [Terence Lewis] British pop singer (Venus in Blue Jeans Go Away Little Girl). actor and broadcaster born in Woking Surrey England
29 Jan 1944
Stoyan Yordanov Bulgarian soccer goalkeeper (14 caps CSKA Sofia 241 games) born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 2025)
29 Jan 1946
Aleka Kanellidou Greek singer (Crazy Girl Ase Me Na Figo) born in Plaka Greece
29 Jan 1946
Colin Berry British broadcaster and newsreader for BBC Radio 2 (1973-2012) born in Hertfordshire England (d. 2025)
29 Jan 1947
Israel Wetrin German businessman and founder of Elonex born in Germany
29 Jan 1953
Lynne McGranger Australian actress (Irene Roberts in Home and Away) born in Sydney Australia
29 Jan 1957
Grazyna Miller Polish-Italian poet translator and journalist (Italian translation of Roman Triptych) born in Jedwabne Poland (d. 2009) [1] [2]
29 Jan 1960
Matthew Ashford American actor (Jack Devaraux in Days of Our Lives) born in Davenport Iowa
29 Jan 1960
Steve Sax American baseball second baseman (World Series 1981 88 NL Rookie of the Year 1982 5 x MLB All-Star Los Angeles Dodgers) born in West Sacramento California
29 Jan 1964
Maarika Jrvi Estonian-American classical flautist) born in Tallinn Estonian SSR US
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